VN Ren'Py Echoes of 2990 [Ch.1 v0.16] [AADev]

[RoryTate]

It's not bad for a first release, but that constant panning is annoying as fuck.

Yeah, the panning mechanic is definitely not immersive. Or sexy. It honestly feels like something from a game that was made over two decades ago, and those H-scenes where it's used would be better off without that option.

The only other significant criticism I have is that the points system feels a bit rushed, in that the affection and lust scores for many LI's are maxed out – or close to their max – within the first release. Having them set so small at the beginning (0/4, 0/1, etc) will make future dialog choices feel meaningless, since the max is reached instantly without any real effort.

 

[boulimanus]

The only other significant criticism I have is that the points system feels a bit rushed, in that the affection and lust scores for many LI's are maxed out – or close to their max – within the first release. Having them set so small at the beginning (0/4, 0/1, etc) will make future dialog choices feel meaningless, since the max is reached instantly without any real effort.

Lots of games do that. Typically the max increases with each new release.
It gives you an idea on how you've been doing so far basically. Pretty handy.

 

[jadepaladin]

The only other significant criticism I have is that the points system feels a bit rushed, in that the affection and lust scores for many LI's are maxed out – or close to their max – within the first release. Having them set so small at the beginning (0/4, 0/1, etc) will make future dialog choices feel meaningless, since the max is reached instantly without any real effort.

The max will increase each chapter, MrDots does this a lot in his games as do other devs.
It's so you know where you stand at the end of each chapter.

 

[Crosaith.]

Thanks , fair point.
And you're right, I shouldn’t have danced around it. So here’s the straight answer: there is NO NTR in this game. No tag, no content, not planned.

Happy to hear that & great start dude! I'll join your low tier for now & upgrade later on if you're able to maintain this quality.

 

[RoryTate]

Lots of games do that. Typically the max increases with each new release.
It gives you an idea on how you've been doing so far basically. Pretty handy.

That's what I figured they would do, but without any stat checks that use those scores currently, I worry that those increases can end up feeling arbitrary and meaningless. We'll have to see how – or if – the affection/lust/dom/sub mechanics are implemented, but for the moment I only saw intelligence being checked, where a dialog option was ruled out if the MC had a high enough intelligence score. Hopefully that's how the other skills are eventually used (and the stat checks are transparently communicated to the user, which is more important to a positive gameplay experience than many realize), or else racking up unused points could get boring.

I think the final scene with Talia would have benefited from a quick check of affection/lust before she slept with the MC (I extracted and checked the code to see if this stat check was done but hidden, however there is no logic other than the MC agreeing to sex). If implemented, it should have shown the success/failure of that check to the user as well. So because that wasn't implemented in a spot where it arguably should have been, it made the lust/affection scores feel a bit meaningless, which is where my worry comes from. The dom/sub stuff can be reasonably assumed to affect future liaisons, since there is no max/limit for those scores.

 

[RoryTate]

The max will increase each chapter, MrDots does this a lot in his games as do other devs.
It's so you know where you stand at the end of each chapter.

Yeah, no bad memories of grinding out unused points in MrDots games. Nope. None at all.

Luckily this game doesn't seem to be headed in that direction. It's an initial release though, so despite how incredible and promising it looks, I'm still taking a "cautiously optimistic but I'll wait and see" approach.

 

[siniza]

Nice Graphic

 

[jackleeb]

very good game so far

 

[Boehser Onkel]

little script to eliminate the panning ("moving" renders)
(which make atleast me motion sick)

extract into the gamefolder (where the .exe is)

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added timer script (timer moves with 1/3 speed)

 

[Perv_Old_Robot]

Damn good start but holy shit, I'ma need a walkthrough lol. Feel like I'm missing points even with trying pretty much every choice before deciding which one to choose.

I agree. This game need a walkthrough. Can´t miss all the opportunities given. Great plot and graphs. Congrats to the DEV!

 

[Boehser Onkel]

LongJumpingLion369

v01_eve2_veronica
line 205
MC "Not exactly importain visions... well, sort of. "

v01_night2_talia
line 45
MC "(Sign) Harsh, but... point taken."

 

[DrakeLockewood]

I agree. This game need a walkthrough. Can´t miss all the opportunities given. Great plot and graphs. Congrats to the DEV!

Took me 3-4 tries to get everything in the checklist at the end lol

 

[Juerhullycin]

Harem/NTR rarely mixes well.

they still try to make it happen. MC gets dickpic visions from the future, stuff like that has zero place in a harem game If the dev didn't want to tell us something with that.

 

[Chimba]

If you're here just to obsess over tags and stir drama, feel free to move along.
This game's not for you, and that's perfectly fine.

Lmao and how could I know if the game would be of interest if I don't know what type of content it will have or at least if said content is going to be avoidable? For example, I asked if in case the game had femdom, was that going to be avoidable? You didn't answer that and you yourself started making drama for nothing, maybe you are interested in the MC being a dominated loser and 5 women breaking his ass with strap ons, or that the MC is a loser who watches while the LI fuck each other in a lesbian orgy, maybe that is your idea of "Harem", and it's perfect, it's your game and idea, but since I have no interest in that, that's why I asked you if the other fetishes were going to be avoidable.

 

[kauthor]

We need a Multi-Mod now!!! Really enjoyed this game!

 

[Juri my Waifu]

I will be watching

 

[Korandor]

I think I once saw a program on N24 where the necessity of colonizing a new planet was explained. Among other things, it was mentioned that several men and women were needed because of genetic diversity.
Another problem during settlement would be what kind of society should be established there.
Therefore, serious problems would be inevitable if there were several so-called "alpha males," which should be avoided because they would fight for leadership and thus hinder everything and men's testosterone is known to make them aggressive.
With one "alpha," the danger of dictatorship or tyranny would be greatest.
Both would prevent the necessary reproduction and thus prevent it if possible.
So what's left? Basically, only betas, where each crew member should have special strong qualities, regardless of whether they're male or female, but respect the other gender. Women are more suitable as leaders than men in such ventures, as they're usually more sensitive Because in a confined space like a spaceship, friction can develop very quickly the longer the flight goes on.

So I'm really curious to see how this story develops
Until the next update

 

[Dabi22]

Holy shet better than i expected. Love the thighs

 

[MagicMan753]

Yeah this was my thoughts on it as well, if there's no ntr why on earth would you add 5 male characters to an harem game. Are they all gonna be asexual or gay, i think they where maybe supposed to be ntr bait, like flirting and the mc would have to play defense and honestly nobody wants that shit in an harem game. Its just so out of place with everything that came before it in the setup. it just feels off.

Maybe because its normal to have male characters in a game and not feel threatened(normal people at least won't be threatened).

But don't worry if you look at his itch.io he is changing this and now there will no male crew members now, to appease the weak minded individuals

 

[MixQQ]

Dev still didn't answer this.



Kindly clarify the lesbian/bi stuff in a group sex context dev.